But consider your lifestyle and what you want to have access to while you are living there and also where the tenant pool is strong and demand is high.

Partnerships pool resources and reduce cash needed.

I have a small coding background and i used it to help me train a small date pool of properties which then allowed for it to project property values.

Not only is it not too much of a commute for most renters, it is actually a preference by a sizeable portion of the rental pool.

While they may have a similar characteristic; as in pooling capital, they are quite different.

Without knowing more details about the specifics of the project being proposed as it relates to your property, it's hard to say if there are any obvious big red flags that could negatively impact your property's future value.That being said, I would try to find out as much information as possible about the new apartment building's design and layout - the two big things I would try to ascertain would be the location of the garage entrances/exits, as well as the location of any outdoor amenity spaces (pools, terraces, dog runs, etc).  

There is no coffee shop within walking distance and very little commercial properties within walking distance.Not sure if its a pro/con but we are across the street from a large park with a public swimming pool.

I've often had people ask if they can invest to help with our expansion, but for the amount of capital needed, this would require pooling funds as a syndication. 

Adding a pool? 

I work with a ton of investors from Cali and they tend to go for the B- / C+ locations here like North Hilltop, North Linden, Eastmoor, Southern Orchards for all of the growth tenant pool, and positive cashflow in the area.